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Checklist of Family Myrmeleontidae Latreille, 1802 (Ant lions)
for Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
8933
30963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
656
8921
30946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
612
8762
30626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Neuropterida
Aspöck, Gusenleithner & Malicky, 1999
14
64
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Neuroptera
Linnaeus, 1758
And Allies, Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlions, Lacewing
11
56
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Myrmeleontiformia
Henry, 1982
4
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Myrmeleontoidea
Latreille, 1802
2
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMyrmeleontidae
Latreille, 1802
Ant lions, Ant-lions, Antlion, Antlion lacewings, Antlions
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
11 Genera with 19 Species
Creoleon Tillyard, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cueta Navas, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cymothales Gerstaecker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Euroleon Esben-Petersen, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macronemurus Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecaelurus Costa, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Myrmeleon Linnaeus, 1758Antlion7SpeciesTaxom
Nesoleon Banks, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Neuroleon Navas, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palpares Rambur, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pamexis Hagen, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
19 Species
Creoleon africanus Rambur, 1842
Cueta trivirgata Gerstäcker, 1885
Cymothales illustris Navas, 1913
Euroleon nostras Fourcroy, 1785
Macronemurus tinctus Kolbe, 1897
Myrmecaelurus (Myrmecaelurus) trigrammus Pallas, 1771
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) alcestris Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) doralice Banks, 1911
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) formicarius Linnaeus, 1767Ant Lion
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) lanceolatus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon (Myrmeleon) quinquemaculatus Hagen, 1853
Myrmeleon (Nehornius) obscurus Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Myrmeleon formicalynx (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus, 1767
Nesoleon boschimanus Péringuey, 1910
Neuroleon (Neuroleon) chloranthe Banks, 1911
Palpares caffer Burmeister, 1839
Palpares libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764
Palpares speciosus Linnaeus, 1758
Pamexis karoo Mansell, 1992

Subnodes of Myrmeleontidae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyMyrmeleontinae
Latreille, 1802
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalparinae
Banks, 1912
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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